Articles

• Ecocombust II
  24 November 2023, by Philippe

  Black pellets from wood waste as a substitute for coal.
  Wood waste conversion into black pellet to fuel the Cordemais coal-fired power plant. Transformation of wood waste by steam cracking to produce 160,000 t of black pellets/year as an alternative fuel to coal. The plant uses 250,000 t/year of B-wood and 40,000 t/year of Solid Recovered Fuels.

• Promoting integrated solid waste management in Senegal
  24 November 2023, by Philippe

  PROMOGED.
  Provide integrated solutions throughout the sector serving 6 million people (2020-2026). Improve the regulatory, financial and fiscal framework of the sector. Develop partnerships between the public authorities and private sector. Rehabilitation of the Mbeubeuss Dakar dumpsite integrating the informal sector. Foster a holistic waste management system.
  – https://www.afd.fr/en/ressources/focus-solid-waste-management

• Istanbul Waste-to-Energy Plant
  24 November 2023, by Philippe

  Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality - İSTAÇ A.Ş.
  Treatment capacity of 1.1 M/t waste per year: Europe’s largest waste to energy facility. Electricity production by an 85 MW turbine = meets the needs of 1.4 million inhabitants. Objective of carbon neutrality by 2053.
  – Learn more online

• MassBio₂, the CO₂ Dashboard
  24 November 2023, by Philippe

  Assessing biogenic and fossil carbon fractions in incineration flue gas, waste and energy.
  From flue gas to waste composition… by measuring the origin of CO2 (14C analysis)
  An algorithm assesses biogenic and fossil CO2, the waste composition, and the renewable energy fraction.
  – http://www.cabinet-merlin.fr/v2/nos-innovations/

• Biochar to regenerate soil health
  24 November 2023, by Philippe

  Pyrolysis conversion of unused biomass into biochar and bioenergy.
  Biochar application in soil stores carbon while improving soil health and productivity.
  The first of its kind plant is set up in Quebec: Phase 1: 10 kt/y of biochar by end 2024 Phase 2: ramp-up capacity up to 30 kt/y of biochar
  SUEZ has the ambition to sequester 800 ktCO2eq/y by 2035.
  – https://carbonity.ca/

• Recycled PET production
  24 November 2023, by Philippe

  France Plastiques Recyclage.
  Production of recycled plastic (rPET) as a substitute for primary PET: 45,000 t/year of PET bottles from selective collection processed 41,000 t/year rPET produced
  – https://www.paprec.com/fr/france-plastiques-recyclage-derniere-ligne-droite-pour-les-travaux-dextrusion/

• Energy Recovery at Toulouse
  21 May 2024, by Philippe

  Integrated planning across waste, energy and water sectors.
  Tomato production for a competitive price thanks to an innovative concept. Econotre, operated by SUEZ, uses the heat released by incineration of the waste to produce electricity. Low-temperature energy is also recovered to supply heat to greenhouses. The necessary proximity was made possible through integrated land planning.
  – https://www.econotre.fr/

• Food waste recovery centers
  31 October 2025, by Philippe

  Deconditioning of organic waste before anaerobic digestion.
  Industrial sites for mass collection and deconditioning of food organic waste—i.e., separating organic matter from packaging: 80,000 tons/year received at Veolia’s six industrial sites in France: organic waste from supermarkets, catering services, and households. Around 30 partnered anaerobic digestion plants recover the “soup” of food waste to produce green energy and digestate used to enrich agricultural land.
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• A waste to resources industrial system
  24 November 2023, by Philippe

  A systemic approach to reduce landfilling, recycle materials, and produce energy.
  Municipal solid waste plant to valorize 80% of MSW by producing new raw materials, solid fuels and biomethane. Materials Balance: for 100,000 t/y of MSW Biomethane = 62 GWh/y New raw materials = 6,000 t/y Fertilising products = 12,000 t/y Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) = 150 GWh/y
  – https://www.trifyl.fr/un-nouveau-mode-de-gestion-des-dechets

• Murianette’s Anaerobic Digestor
  14 April, by Lucia Lopez

  A major project for the energy transition of the territory whose construction is underway
  By the end of 2027, the composting center will be modernized and produce biogas from food waste.
  Local and sustainable project, as well as the integration into the territory’s energy transition strategy. Circular economy and energy potential of food waste sorting.
  – https://www.grenoblealpesmetropole.fr/actualite/213/45-centre-de-compostage-de-murianette-ou-les-dechets-deviennent-une-richesse.htm